The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of 4866 Private (Pte) Ernest Penny. A labourer from North Williamstown, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Penny embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Wiltshire on 7 March 1916. Later transferring to the 58th Battalion he was invalided to England suffering from trench feet. After re-joining his battalion he was hospitalized after being gassed. Following his recovery he again re-joined his battalion and was wounded in the right foot and thigh. He re-joined his battalion following the Armistice and returned to Australia on 15 May 1919. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had a permit to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers’ notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative.
Studio portrait of 4098 Private (Pte) John Docherty and an unidentified soldier (position unknown). Originally from Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, Pte Docherty was a labourer from Melbourne, Victoria pr
Studio portrait of 2139 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Izzie Shinberg. A rubber worker from Carlton, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Cpl Shinberg embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements, 29th Battalion from Mel
Studio portrait of 4266 Private (Pte) Leslie Williams. A butcher from Geelong, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Williams embarked with the 10th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT W
Studio portrait of 4948 Pte John Troy. A farm worker from Beech Forest, Victoria prior to enlistment Pte Troy had been previously been rejected due to having an insufficient chest measurement. After s
Studio portrait of V Dyer, possibly 4776 Private (Pte) Leonard Victor Dyer (standing) and 4761 Pte Virgil Creati. Pte Dyer, a butcher from Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, and Pte Creati, a saw
Studio portrait of V Dyer, possibly 4776 Private (Pte) Leonard Victor Dyer. A butcher from Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Dyer embarked with the 15th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Me
